Don't forget to read all 251 pages of The (Un)Official Amp Thread For ZMF Headphones. :wink:

I love the jazzy, sophisticated sound of a good bacterial infection. :darthsmile:

Yes, do as Lucky says. Whatever you do, don't put stress on the plastic headband. But the metal sliders can be bent easily and safely. :)

All things in their own time. The time for You and ZMF has come. :D

This reminds me of an argument I fell into on Reddit, about burn-in. The guy told me it can't be measured on a frequency graph, therefore it cannot be real. I pointed out there are many things we perceive in our audio gear that cannot be measured on a frequency graph, like soundstage, detail...

Headphones: Arya, or stretch your budget for HE1000 Stealth IEMs: Campfire Audio Andromeda, or stretch your budget for a used Empire Ears Odin.

They're wonderful. Between the Atrium and the HE1000 Stealth, I'm in true audiophile paradise. :o2smile:

Living in Kansas City, we just don't have big shows, and zero headphone stores I've been able to find. Basically every headphone I've ever bought has a been a blind buy. I compensate by rigorously researching every purchase. Unfortunately, that doesn't always pan out. lol

I haven't heard Arya, but the HE1000 Stealth is the best sounding headphone I've ever heard. If you have a warmer amp, the pairing can be freakishly good.

I just got chills all up and down my body listening to the guitar solo on the track below: Tom Waits - Mule Variations - Cold Water : 3:10 into the song. Sounded so raw. So good!

It's definitely all about the pairing. No hard fast universal rules. My favorite headphones right now are the HiFiMAN HE1000 Stealth. But the treble can get out of hand on the wrong source gear. But when paired with a warmer amp, the HEK maintains all it's incredible detail, resolution, and...

I've never weighed a headphone before, and I don't plan on starting now. :L3000: As for how it feels on my head, it feels substantial, but not cumbersome. Then again, I'm fine with Audeze headphones, so I'm used to HEAVY cans. I've worn Atrium for multiple hours in a row and never felt fatigued...

Awesome! Congratulations!

I dropped it off this morning. Sorry.

The benefit of a device like this will be commensurate with how much noise is coming out of your outlet to begin with.

The ZMF team hit it out of the park, again.

On the topic of upper-mids 3k peak, my Zebra AO also has it. But it only bites me on certain tracks. Most of the time it's not an issue. And I'm sure, as Zach says, it will settle down with use. Mine are still very new, as well. And I love the sound already, so I'm not in any hurry to force it...

From my Aroma Audio Jewel review:

Congrats! They are gorgeous!

I'd be lying if I said I could hear a difference. I bought it because, after upgrading nearly my entire system, it suddenly developed intermittent noise. So I bought the iFi Power Station. But the noise persisted. Turns out, one of my interconnects was not seated fully. Once I plugged it in...

Another way to look at it is how many wonderful combinations you have to look forward to trying. You won't become bored with this hobby for many a moon. :D

I've used my V281 to drive a few IEMs now, one of which is very senstive, the Empire Ears Odin. Silent as the grave. No noise.

I'm not a complete barbarian. My USB cable is plugged into a powered USB hub, and that hub's power block is plugged into an iFi Power Station. As is my DAC and Amp, and even my studio monitors. :) I have been considering the Supra for a while now. The reason I'm not super motivated is the...

Let me preface this by saying I'm still using a simple Amazon Basics USB cable. I have no dog in this race. I felt the same as you not too long ago. I'm a tech guy. I understand what digital means. So I just couldn't see how a USB cable could possibly change the quality of the sound. It made no...

That's a complicated question. They will still sound like superior headphones from mid-tier gear. But they will sound their best from more expensive gear. This is true for most mid-tier headphones, as well. Even a HiFiMAN Sundara will sound better from source gear many times more expensive...